PGIMER Chandigarh NIRF ranking 2026
Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER Chandigarh) is a government institution in Chandigarh, Chandigarh. Its NIRF institution ID is U-0079.
This 2026 profile uses NIRF 2025 as the latest published ranking edition. The strongest listed 2025 result is Medical #2 with a score of 82.58. The latest edition contains 2 published categories: Medical and Overall.
The yearly tables run from newest to oldest. A smaller rank number represents a better position, and scores are out of 100; compare scores within the same category rather than across different NIRF categories.
Only categories in which PGIMER Chandigarh has a published NIRF rank for the respective year are listed below. An omitted category means no ranking row is available on this profile for that year.
PGIMER Chandigarh NIRF 2025 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2025 is Medical #2 with a score of 82.58. Compared with 2024, 1 stayed unchanged and 1 has no adjacent-edition comparison. Rank and score can move in different directions because the final position also depends on other institutions in the category.
| Category | Rank | Score | Change from 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medical | 2 | 82.58 | No rank change |
| Overall | 33 | 59.15 | First published row on this profile |
PGIMER Chandigarh NIRF 2024 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2024 is Medical #2 with a score of 80.83. Compared with 2023, 1 stayed unchanged. Rank and score can move in different directions because the final position also depends on other institutions in the category.
| Category | Rank | Score | Change from 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medical | 2 | 80.83 | No rank change |
PGIMER Chandigarh NIRF 2023 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2023 is Medical #2 with a score of 81.10. Compared with 2022, 1 stayed unchanged. Rank and score can move in different directions because the final position also depends on other institutions in the category.
| Category | Rank | Score | Change from 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medical | 2 | 81.10 | No rank change |
PGIMER Chandigarh NIRF 2022 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2022 is Medical #2 with a score of 79.00. Compared with 2021, 1 stayed unchanged. Rank and score can move in different directions because the final position also depends on other institutions in the category.
| Category | Rank | Score | Change from 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medical | 2 | 79.00 | No rank change |
PGIMER Chandigarh NIRF 2021 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2021 is Medical #2 with a score of 82.62. Compared with 2020, 1 stayed unchanged. Rank and score can move in different directions because the final position also depends on other institutions in the category.
| Category | Rank | Score | Change from 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medical | 2 | 82.62 | No rank change |
PGIMER Chandigarh NIRF 2020 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2020 is Medical #2 with a score of 80.06. Compared with 2019, 1 stayed unchanged. Rank and score can move in different directions because the final position also depends on other institutions in the category.
| Category | Rank | Score | Change from 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medical | 2 | 80.06 | No rank change |
PGIMER Chandigarh NIRF 2019 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2019 is Medical #2 with a score of 77.88. Compared with 2018, 1 stayed unchanged. Rank and score can move in different directions because the final position also depends on other institutions in the category.
| Category | Rank | Score | Change from 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medical | 2 | 77.88 | No rank change |
PGIMER Chandigarh NIRF 2018 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2018 is Medical #2 with a score of 78.73. This is the first published ranking year available on this profile.
| Category | Rank | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Medical | 2 | 78.73 |
PGIMER Chandigarh NIRF Ranking Trends (2018–2025)
The table compares the first and latest published row for each recurring category. “Latest” means the newest year in which that category appears, which may be earlier than the latest overall edition.
| Category | First listed result | Latest listed result | Net rank movement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medical | #2 · 2018 · 78.73 | #2 · 2025 · 82.58 | No rank change |
PGIMER Chandigarh Placement record reported in the official submissions
These institution-reported placement figures come from the official NIRF 2025 Medical submission. Placement rate is placed students divided by graduating students; higher-studies counts are shown separately.
| Graduating batch | Programme | Graduates | Placed | Placement rate | Median salary | Higher studies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | PG, 2 years | 70 | 10 | 14.3% | ₹11.50 lakh | 60 |
Median salary is the middle reported salary among placed graduates; it is not the highest salary. These submitted outcomes are not an independent audit by NIRFRank.
PGIMER Chandigarh Student profile in the 2025 submission
The 2025 submission reports 1,019 students across the programme groups below, including 511 women, 864 students from outside the home state, 68 international students and 0 receiving institution scholarship or fee-reimbursement support.
| Programme group | Total | Women | Outside state | International | Institution support |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PG [3 Year Program(s)] | 934 | 442 | 788 | 68 | 0 |
| PG [2 Year Program(s)] | 85 | 69 | 76 | 0 | 0 |
PGIMER Chandigarh PhD and Sponsored Research Data
The table keeps PhD scholars, awarded doctorates and sponsored-project counts separate. A project count records reported activity; it is not a measure of project value or research impact.
| Academic year | Full-time PhD scholars | Part-time PhD scholars | PhDs awarded | Sponsored projects |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 308 | 0 | 63 | 968 |
| 2022-23 | — | — | 51 | 918 |
| 2021-22 | — | — | 41 | 951 |
PGIMER Chandigarh NIRF Medical Ranking Score Breakdown
These five NIRF component scores are out of 100 and explain different parts of the published category score. They describe the selected editions and do not predict a future rank.
| Pillar | 2018 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| TLR — Teaching, Learning and Resources | 82.52 | 91.33 |
| RPC — Research and Professional Practice | 81.76 | 82.92 |
| GO — Graduation Outcomes | 83.05 | 82.93 |
| OI — Outreach and Inclusivity | 72.15 | 67.42 |
| PR — Perception | 56.19 | 69.72 |
How to interpret a missing category-year
“No published row on this profile” means only that this page's imported ranking data has no rank and score for that category and year. It does not prove that PGIMER Chandigarh was ineligible, did not participate or was excluded. Compare ranks within the same NIRF category and between published editions.
Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research
Chandigarh, Chandigarh · NIRF ID IR-D-U-0079
At a glance
Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research is a government institution in Chandigarh, Chandigarh. Its best current NIRF result is #2 in Medical (2025). The latest student-strength disclosure covers 1,019 students.
Latest batch
NIRF 2025
full + part-time
NIRF Medical journey & 2025 category scoreboard
Rank in every category published for this edition. Open any category to understand its result and movement.
MedicalNIRF 2025 Rank#2 Score82.58
NIRF Medical journey
Rank #2 → #2 since 2021; score 82.62 → 82.58.
The rank line is PGIMER Chandigarh's all-India position in NIRF Medical: #2 in 2021 to #2 in 2025. Lower is better.
Medical 2025 summary
- Current rank
- #2
- Score (out of 100)
- 82.58
- Last year rank
- #2
- Movement vs previous
- 0
- Best rank
- #2
- Ranking trend
- Stable
OverallNIRF 2025 Rank#33 Score59.15
Placements — official numbers
Placement history is not yet available. These are NIRF submission values, not marketing claims.
Salary and placement rate, year by year
What this means: The placement rate is placed graduates divided by graduates in minimum stipulated time. Missing salary values remain unreported.
PG (two-year) placements
Latest three graduating batches.
Who studies here
Student strength from the NIRF 2025 submission.
Research & PhD
Research capacity behind the RPC pillar.
Where the institution spends its money
Faculty and staff salary expenditure ₹945.59 Cr → ₹1,159.21 Cr.
Year by year, 2017-18–2023-24
Keep these charts separate: This chart is what the institution spends, while the placement chart is what graduates earn. The salary line is the faculty and staff pay bill: ₹945.59 Cr in 2017-18 to ₹1,159.21 Cr in 2020-21. Latest reported library spending is ₹19.04 Cr and new lab-equipment spending is ₹121.69 Cr.
Official sources
Every deep-profile fact links back to an official NIRF submission.
The five NIRF pillars
Teaching & Resources (TLR) improved most: 83.2 → 91.3. Outreach & Inclusivity (OI) is the lowest latest pillar.
What the lines mean: Each line is a score out of 100: TLR covers teaching and resources, RPC research, GO graduation outcomes, OI outreach and inclusion, and PR peer perception. PGIMER Chandigarh improved most in Teaching & Resources (TLR) (83.2 → 91.3). Its latest strongest pillar is Teaching & Resources (TLR) at 91.3, while Outreach & Inclusivity (OI) is lowest at 67.4.
Questions about PGIMER Chandigarh
Ranking searches on the left, wider student questions on the right — every answer is based on the same official submissions.
PGIMER Chandigarh ranking questions
What is PGIMER Chandigarh NIRF ranking 2025?
Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research's best listed NIRF 2025 result on NIRFRank is Medical rank #2 with a score of 82.58.
Which NIRF categories include PGIMER Chandigarh in 2025?
PGIMER Chandigarh appears in the NIRF 2025 Medical and Overall ranking categories on this profile.
Is Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research private or government?
Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research is marked as a government institution in the NIRFRank institution registry.
Where is Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research located?
Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research is listed in Chandigarh, Chandigarh.
Students also ask
What is PGIMER Chandigarh's best NIRF category?
Medical is its best current result at #2 in NIRF 2025, with a score of 82.58.
How many students does PGIMER Chandigarh have?
The latest official student-strength disclosure reports 1,019 students, including 864 from outside the state and 68 international students.
Is PGIMER Chandigarh improving in research?
Its NIRF RPC pillar moved from 86.3 in 2021 to 82.9 in 2025. The latest disclosure also reports 308 PhD scholars.
How much does PGIMER Chandigarh spend on faculty, labs and its library?
Latest reported expenditure includes ₹1,159.21 Cr for faculty and staff salaries, ₹121.69 Cr for new lab equipment, and ₹19.04 Cr for the library. These are institution expenses, not graduate placement salaries.
Data source: NIRF, Ministry of Education, Government of India. Ranking cards and deep-profile facts are limited to official data published through the selected 2025 edition.